As the state battles climate change and Californians drive fewer gas-powered cars, tax revenue will drop substantially, according to a new state analysis. EV fees will make up only part of the transportation shortfall so lawmakers need new funding options.
Anyone hoping that California’s governor can simply appoint someone to take the place of departing Rep. Kevin McCarthy is in for disappointment.
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California will receive a $1.3 million federal grant to improve its electrical grid.
A Berkeley crime reporter was barred from attending a press conference by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
The Youth Law Center reports that education for California’s juvenile inmates—the sort of thing that could rehabilitate younger offenders—is lagging.
“Third culture” cuisine, AI-assisted menus, and the emergence of new culinary hot spots catch the attention of food editors.
The teen suicide rate is rising in California, though the state is still below the U.S. average. School policies might be helping fuel the increase, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The LA Times profiles a Chino Valley woman fighting LGBTQ+ inclusivity in schools.
In California, water can help define fortunes, literally. A young Stanford graduate who chairs the Colorado River Board of California has a major say in this.
Veteran Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to the company a year ago, reports the Los Angeles Times, but things haven’t gone exactly as planned.
Lee Herrick explains to the Los Angeles Times why he’s always traveling California.
Record rains help a lake reappear in the hottest place on Earth, and The New York Times documents the spectacle.
A fire under Interstate 10 in Los Angeles devastated some businesses run by immigrants. Caltrans had been trying to evict their landlord.“
A hotel in Hollywood is receiving more than twice it would get per room by renting to the city of Los Angeles rather than to long-term tenants.
By land, California City is the third-largest city in the state. But the building of this city is largely a cautionary tale for other would-be planned cities.
In 2022, over 300,000 more people left California than moved to the Golden State. And when people go, they most often head for Texas. Here’s what they get.
Linda Dishman, who’s leaving as president of the Los Angeles Conservancy, talked to the New York Times about her work and the need for preservation in her city.
A thoughtful piece by Mark Arax published by The New York Times takes a different angle on the struggle to recover from 2018’s Camp Fire.
The legendary writer’s sardine boat, which dates to 1930s, has been restored and recovered from Mexico, reports Monterey County Weekly.
Harper’s magazine reviews a posthumous collection by Rene Girard, who was Peter Thiel’s professor at Stanford, and is called “the godfather of the Like button.”
